Artist’s impression of the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Artist’s impression of the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris

Caption

Artist’s impression of the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. Located about 3,009 light-years from Earth, VY Canis Majoris is possibly the most massive star in the Milky Way.

Credit

NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Humphreys, University of Minnesota / J. Olmsted, STScI / hubblesite.org

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License

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